Heirloom Fruit Watercolors

Hickorys · USDA pomological watercolour

Halberta Hickory

Historical USDA watercolour of the Halberta Hickory hickory, painted c.1886–1942

Halberta Hickory is a historic fruit cultivar documented by the U.S. Department of Agriculture between 1886 and 1942. A watercolour study of it survives in the collection, with specimens recorded from Texas, Coleman, Coleman, painted by Heiges, Bertha. The paintings served as official botanical identification records before colour photography.

CultivarHalberta
SpeciesCarya
Common fruitHickory
Artist(s)Heiges, Bertha
Specimen originTexas, Coleman, Coleman
CollectionUSDA Pomological Watercolor Collection
Plates1

Public domain via the U.S. National Agricultural Library. Plate id: POM00000142.

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